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Dallas Stars vs. Nashville PredatorsNov 8, 2025

Final· Bridgestone Arena
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DAL
5
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home
NSH
4
Goals123TShots123T
DAL1135DAL79622
NSH1214NSH471021
DAL 42NSH 45
DAL 2.78NSH 1.64
PP goals
DAL 1NSH 1
Hits
DAL 15NSH 23
Blocks
DAL 12NSH 6
PIM
DAL 8NSH 10
DAL 46%NSH 54%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Dallas Stars edge Nashville Predators 5–4

Dallas Stars beat Nashville Predators 5–4 at NSH. Mavrik Bourque (DAL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:36 together.

  1. Points
    Mavrik Bourque had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:42.Bourque
  2. Points
    Nicolas Hague had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:21.Hague
  3. Points
    Miro Heiskanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:41.Heiskanen
  4. Points
    Nick Blankenburg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:19.Blankenburg
  5. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:48.O'Reilly
  6. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:42.Johnston
  7. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:36 together.RantanenHintzRobertsonHeiskanenJohnston
  8. PP1
    NSH's first power-play unit (Stamkos, Marchessault, Bunting, Blankenburg and Wood) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:57 together.StamkosMarchessaultBuntingBlankenburgWood

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, DAL at NSH: 87 attempts, 43 on goal, 9 goals, 4.43 expected goals; best chance Mavrik Bourque at 0.37 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← DAL attacks left (bottom on phones)NSH attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NSH
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 87 of 87 attempts · NSH 45 · DAL 42

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, DAL at NSH: expected goals 1.64 to 2.78 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 42, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdNSHDALBEHHFHSESnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NSH
  • DAL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHDALcontrol2nd3rdBourque · 1st 6:26Evangelista · 1st 17:46Hintz · 2nd 0:13Hague · 2nd 4:43Forsberg · 2nd 5:10Hryckowian · 3rd 2:20Stamkos · 3rd 5:11Erne · 3rd 9:33Steel · 3rd 10:20
  • NSH pressure
  • DAL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DAL 43% of the game, NSH 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, DAL at NSH: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Justus Annunen (57:53) for NSH and Jake Oettinger (60:00) for DAL, 9 goals.

NSH
DAL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NSH skaters (rows) against DAL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NSH side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NSH rows versus DAL columns: 250 matchups; most common Hague vs Rantanen, 9:50 at 66% xGF.

NSH ↓ · DAL →JohnstonRantanenSteelHintzRobertsonSeguinHryckowianBourqueBäckFaksaBlackwellErneHarleyLyubushkinHeiskanenLindellBichselPetrovicL1 O'ReillyL1 ForsbergL1 EvangelistaL2 McCarronL2 JostL2 WiesblattL3 HaulaL3 BuntingL3 WoodL4 StamkosL4 MarchessaultL4 SvechkovD1 HagueD1 BlankenburgD2 PerbixD2 SkjeiD3 StastneyD3 Barron
NSH xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatDALNSH
3540
2.111.23
1.921.18
56
05
2413
−0.025+0.025
43%25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:26
    DALMavrik Bourque (Miro Heiskanen, Ilya Lyubushkin)tip-in0.37 xG
    DAL: Heiskanen, Bäck, Bourque, Bichsel, HryckowianNSH: Skjei, Bunting, Svechkov, Blankenburg, Wood
    DAL 1 – 0 NSH
  2. 17:46
    NSHLuke Evangelista (Spencer Stastney, Ryan O'Reilly)snap0.04 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Steel, Heiskanen, Lyubushkin, JohnstonNSH: O'Reilly, Forsberg, Stastney, Barron, Evangelista
    DAL 1 – 1 NSH

2nd period

  1. 0:13
    DALRoope HintzPP (Wyatt Johnston, Miro Heiskanen)wrist0.16 xG
    DAL: Rantanen, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, JohnstonNSH: O'Reilly, Skjei, McCarron, Perbix
    DAL 2 – 1 NSH
  2. 4:43
    NSHNicolas Hague (Nick Blankenburg, Erik Haula)wrist0.02 xG
    DAL: Lindell, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, BourqueNSH: Haula, Bunting, Hague, Blankenburg, Wood
    DAL 2 – 2 NSH
  3. 5:10
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Ryan O'Reilly, Nicolas Hague)wrist0.13 xG
    DAL: Seguin, Rantanen, Lyubushkin, Harley, JohnstonNSH: O'Reilly, Forsberg, Hague, Evangelista, Blankenburg
    DAL 2 – 3 NSH

3rd period

  1. 2:20
    DALJustin Hryckowian (Oskar Bäck, Mavrik Bourque)wrist0.26 xG
    DAL: Petrovic, Lindell, Bäck, Bourque, HryckowianNSH: Stamkos, Marchessault, Hague, Svechkov, Blankenburg
    DAL 3 – 3 NSH
  2. 5:11
    NSHSteven StamkosPP (Nick Blankenburg, Matthew Wood)slap0.09 xG
    DAL: Faksa, Lindell, Heiskanen, BäckNSH: Stamkos, Marchessault, Bunting, Blankenburg, Wood
    DAL 3 – 4 NSH
  3. 9:33
    DALAdam Erne (Colin Blackwell, Alexander Petrovic)wrist0.23 xG
    DAL: Petrovic, Blackwell, Faksa, Erne, BichselNSH: Haula, Skjei, Bunting, Perbix, Wood
    DAL 4 – 4 NSH
  4. 10:20
    DALSam Steel (Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.13 xG
    DAL: Lindell, Rantanen, Steel, Harley, JohnstonNSH: O'Reilly, Forsberg, Stastney, Barron, Evangelista
    DAL 5 – 4 NSH

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Wyatt Johnston CL1022-120.2203222:42——2650
Mikko Rantanen RL1011-120.2402022:29——3051
Sam Steel CL1101010.1331019:12——3862
Roope Hintz CL2101-120.4220016:13——5050
Jason Robertson LL2000-120.2310014:57——4442
Tyler Seguin CL2000-100.1900014:00——3129
Justin Hryckowian CL3101+220.4010013:08——7174
Mavrik Bourque CL3112+130.4601012:42——6878
Oskar Bäck CL3011+200.0001011:45——7899
Radek Faksa CL4000+100.0020011:10——3363
Colin Blackwell CL4011+110.0910210:42——5458
Adam Erne LL4101+120.261009:22——5049
Thomas Harley DD1000000.0010022:02——3943
Ilya Lyubushkin DD1011-210.0100217:44——3216
Miro Heiskanen DD2022-100.0013025:41——4873
Esa Lindell DD2000+120.1100024:45——4154
Lian Bichsel DD3000+210.0321212:48——6786
Alexander Petrovic DD3011+210.0100011:51——6783
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W21174.8101.6460:00

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1022+110.0600022:48——7764
Filip Forsberg LL1101+130.1741219:45——6546
Luke Evangelista RL1101+130.2900216:27——7253
Michael McCarron CL2000000.0040014:09——00
Tyson Jost CL2000010.0320010:55——4032
Ozzy Wiesblatt CL2000000.006049:40——00
Erik Haula LL3011000.0020015:17——3835
Michael Bunting LL3000-100.0700014:02——3321
Matthew Wood RL3011-110.1700011:47——3821
Steven Stamkos CL4101-110.0921017:58——5347
Jonathan Marchessault RL4000-140.3611017:24——5042
Fedor Svechkov CL4000-210.110009:29——5016
Nicolas Hague DD1112+120.0300022:21——5534
Nick Blankenburg DD1022010.0510022:19——5017
Nick Perbix DD2000-110.0001020:32——3527
Brady Skjei DD2000-200.0001219:52——4123
Spencer Stastney DD3011010.0300015:01——8682
Justin Barron DD3000010.1811013:40——6069
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Justus Annunen(start)L22175.7732.7857:53

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Mavrik Bourque (DAL) 1st 6:26 · assists Miro Heiskanen, Ilya Lyubushkin · Deflection · passed in · 19.8 mph shot · 3.1 s from entry to goal.

Mavrik Bourque · 1st 6:26 · DAL

Play
deflection
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.8 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s
Type
rebound

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Justin Hryckowian · 3rd 2:20 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.7 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s
Type
rebound

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Adam Erne · 3rd 9:33 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
37.1 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s
Type
rebound

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Roope Hintz · 2nd 0:13 · DAL PP

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
48.4 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Sam Steel · 3rd 10:20 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
54.0 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s
Type
one-timer

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